A new poll by JMC Analytics and Polling commissioned by the John Fleming Senate campaign shows not only good news for the Fleming campaign, but also some very bad news for the incumbent he’s looking to unseat. Founder John Couvillon says in a head-to-head matchup, Fleming has a big lead over Senator Bill Cassidy.
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The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who they say kidnapped a nine-year-old boy. Deputy Amanda Lyon says the boy was riding ATVs with 40-year-old Rickey Knotts yesterday, but Knotts kept the boy captive overnight until a family member found him safe this morning.
A helicopter pilot is killed in a crash in Thibodaux this morning. Jeff Palermo reports.
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A St. Martinsville girl is found dead, and her brother is under arrest. Police found 16-year-old Iris Davis’ body in a field not too far from where she lived with her grandmother. Chief Ricky Martin says her brother, 25-year-old Dorian Savoy (SAAV-whah), found her body. He says while Davis disappeared on July 13th, she was not reported until the 17th. Thus, Savoy has been charged with failure to report a homicide.